Okay, so... Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer is receiving special 4DX showings over the next three weeks, beginning this weekend due to its popularity earlier this year. It sold almost half of its available tickets on Friday, so it will probably make a return to the Top 10 this weekend (in its 28th week since debuting) considering how weak the Top 10 is in October.

I don't believe these showings will allow it to reclaim the 2018 crown from Code Blue (which is still playing), but they could give it the boost to reach ¥9 billion ($~82 million). It will sell a minimum of 100,000 more admissions since that's the number of "Enforcer Certificates" being handed out to the first 100,000 moviegoers.

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:12 pm

Chaplainfan

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated!

Since its a 4dx thing, how much is a 4dx showing in Japan?

Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:24 pm

Corpse

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated!

4DX tickets typically cost an extra ¥1,000 (~$9), so a general ticket would be ¥2,500-2,800 (~$22-25).

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:28 pm

Corpse

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated!

I'm not going to post Weekend Forecast again this weekend. It's just... very boring, and uninteresting. October is almost always a very slow month, and as I've mentioned many times -- it's the weakest month at the box office in Japan. I'll post Weekend Estimates on Sunday.

I don't think any of the openers are going to even debut above ¥100 million ($900,000); therefore, last weekend's #1, The Law of the Universe - Part 1, will repeat atop the box office with a gross of maybe ¥125 million or so. This weekend will no doubt be the weakest of 2018.

The only interesting film to watch is Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer, and it was released 28 weeks ago, with its home video release also being two weeks ago! Based on early Saturday ticket sales, its new 4DX screenings will indeed propel it back into the Top 10, and I'd be surprised if it misses the Top 5. It might set some sort of record of highest ranking in the Top 10 for a film that's already on home video.

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

>The Laws of the Universe - Part 1 repeats atop the box office in its second weekend of release over the weakest weekend of 2018. Its second weekend hold is quite impressive since this is a fanbase driven film, and if it continues to hold like this in the coming weeks, it may actually reach the ¥1 billion (~$10 million) milestone.

>Million Dollar Man has to settle for second place, selling 89,000 admissions over the weekend frame across 299 screens; and 120,034 admissions since opening on Friday. This is pretty disappointing, but not surprising given the month.

>Christopher Robin remains in the Top 5 in its sixth-weekend of release. Japan became its #1 overseas market last weekend, and should finish with about ¥2.5 billion ($23 million).

>Magical Girl Lyrical: Nanoha - Detonation came in well-below the previous film, and misses the Top 5. I'm not particularly familiar with the series, so perhaps the last film just had a strong novelty factor, but this debut looks very disappointing to me. Its weekend actual is a placeholder based on its weekend admissions ranking -- I'll update it when it's available.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer reenters the Top 10 in its twenty-eighth weekend thanks to a 4DX showing expansion this weekend that'll last for the next three weeks. Its weekend actual is also a placeholder for now based on its weekend admissions ranking, and due to the how expensive 4D showings are, I expect it'll climb a couple spots when its actual is available (probably Top 5). Its cumulative total also suggests it earned a fair bit more than the placeholder figure, and this 4D expansion pretty much locks up a ¥9 billion ($82 million) total now. The growth of this long-running annual franchise has been incredible in recent years.

And finally, while I'm not expecting Detective Conan to reclaim the 2018 crown from Code Blue, it is possible, especially if they decide to extend this three week expansion.

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

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“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:09 pm

Corpse

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated! (10/2

I'll post the Weekend Estimates a bit later this evening (there's a pretty big surprise), but before that, be sure to check out last Weekend's Actuals a few posts above. Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer received a 4D expansion its its 28th week of release, and one week after its home video release, and it ended up coming in third place over the weekend! Its weekend ranking in admissions was only 9th, but those ¥2,500-3,000 ($25/30) 4D tickets brought in over ¥90 million.

It also held very well in its second weekend of three planned weekends in 4D, and now I'm leaning toward it possibly climbing back to the #1 spot on the yearly chart. It'll almost definitely do so if this expansion ends up being extended.

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

>Hugtto! Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories saves the October box office from being a complete bore, and delivered a very, very impressive debut over the weekend. It even achieved the biggest opening weekend at the box office for a film since August.

This crossover in the Precure franchise, which included 55 characters across the many seires', marks the 25th Anniversary release in the overall Pretty Cure film series, as well as celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the franchise itself.

The overall franchise hasn't been making much of an impact at the box office in recent years, but this special event film more than doubled the average of the last dozen or so releases and is certainly near the top (maybe even #1) of the franchises' biggest opening weekends. When its actual is available tomorrow, I'll do some research to see how big the opening is compared to every other film in the franchise.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer continues to play very well in its 4D expansion, and will likely spend another weekend in the Top 5 -- this is its 29th week of release and two weeks since its home video release. This is also its 17th non-consecutive weekend in the Top 10... It likely exceed the ¥9 billion milestone over the weekend, and is now on track to challenge Code Blue for the yearly crown, which it held earlier in the year. Once gain, it's incredible how much this once consistent annual film franchise has grown over the past few years.

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>Hugtto! Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories saved the October box office from having no strong openers, and earned the biggest debut at the box office since August.

The 25th film in the Precure film franchise which celebrates the franchise's 15th Anniversary sold an impressive 309,781 admissions over the weekend across 230 screens. This is the biggest debut in the long-running franchise by a considerable margin, besting the previous record held by, interestingly, the most recent film in the series from this past March by 56%. All the films in this franchise are very frontloaded, so expect a total near ¥1.5 billion (~$15 million).

>The Cat Traveling Chronicle debuted in second place, selling 82,000 admissions over the weekend frame on 321 screens; and 107,000 admissions since opening on Friday. Again, nothing to really say here except that it's the standard low opening this time of the year.

>Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer continues to play very well in its 4D expansion, achieving its 17th non-consecutive weekend in the Top 10 in its 29th weekend of release. It also exceeded the ¥9 billion milestone over the weekend, becoming the thirteenth animated film in history to reach the mark. The 4D expansion is scheduled to end next week, so I don't think it has enough in it to overtake Code Blue for the 2018 Yearly Crown, but let's see if Toho extends it given how successful the expansion has been.

Thankfully, October is about to come to a close, and while November isn't much stronger than October at the box office in Japan, it usually has one or two films that keep things interesting until December (one of the strongest months) arrives.

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:59 am

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated! (10/2

Asking for James from BOT:"On IMDB it says that FB2 opens on Nov 23. What competition does it have? Do you think it can beat the first one?"

Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:14 pm

Corpse

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated! (10/2

Competition won't really be a factor since it's a fanbase driven film. I think it'll see a drop-off of ~15% or so, which was the consistent percentage that every Harry Potter film dropped from the previous entry (besides 7.2 increasing over 7.1).

“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."

Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:03 pm

Chaplainfan

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Re: Japan Box Office: Weekend Actuals; Charts Updated! (10/2

How much a decline will Venom prob have from the movie he also appeared Spider-Man 3 have in Japan by percentage?

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